North & West Melbourne is getting a new festival! Celebrating everything unique about the precinct, with an enchanting twist.

The Northside Winter Festival is bringing the historic streets of North Melbourne to life for 10 days from 27 July – 5 August with an exciting line up of live music, walking tours, theatre, comedy, retail markets, special dining experiences and local trader events.

On Thursday 27 July, NWF starts with a program of local street art and light projections popping up amongst the many wonderful restaurants, bars and cafes of Errol Street, Victoria Street and Queensberry Street. A fantastic program of curated local trader activations are taking place at the official Festival Hub located at 44 Errol Street, North Melbourne which is set to launch on Saturday 29th July from 6pm – 8pm. The Festival Hub will then be open each night for the remainder of the event from 5pm – 10pm where you can sample some of the best wines, cocktails and snacks from the North & West Melbourne area!

Produced by the North & West Melbourne Precinct Association and starting in 2017, the Northside Winter Festival will reveal the extensive collection of hidden gems the area.

Thursday 27 July - Arts programming and light projections begin

Saturday 29 July - Festival Hub opens with Official Launch event from 6pm - 8pm

Festival Hub open at the below times throughout the Northside Winter Festival 2017:

Saturday 29 July - 3pm - 10pm

Sunday 30 July - 3pm - 10pm

Wednesday 2 August - 5pm - 10pm

Thursday 3 August - 5pm - 10pm

Friday 4 August - 5pm - 10pm

Saturday 5 August 3pm - 10pm